Table 2 Univariate analysis of preference for PHC among rural/urban homebound patients
From: Preference for primary care in Chinese homebound patients
Factors | Rural (n = 332) | p | Urban (n = 180) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yesa Mean/N (SD/%) | Nob Mean/N (SD/%) | Yesa Mean/N (SD/%) | Nob Mean/N (SD/%) | ||||
People-related factor (predisposing factors) | |||||||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Female | 130(60.19) | 86(39.81) | 0.377 | 51(42.50) | 69(57.50) | 0.915 | |
Male | 64(55.17) | 52(44.83) | Â | 26(43.33) | 34(56.67) | Â | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
< 65 | 105(62.50) | 63(37.50) | 0.128 | 38(46.34) | 44(53.66) | 0.377 | |
≥ 65 | 89(54.27) | 75(45.73) |  | 39(39.80) | 59(60.20) |  | |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Couple | 166(60.14) | 110(39.86) | 0.160 | 67(44.37) | 84(55.63) | 0.324 | |
Single | 28(50.00) | 28(50.00) | Â | 10(34.48) | 19(65.52) | Â | |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Lower than primary school | 72(52.94) | 64(47.06) | 0.091 | 35(36.08) | 62(63.92) | 0.050 | |
Primary school or above | 122(62.24) | 74(37.76) | Â | 42(50.60) | 41(49.40) | Â | |
People-related factor (enabling factors) | |||||||
Self-rated socioeconomic status | |||||||
Fair | 93(55.69) | 74(44.31) | 0.210 | 46(46.46) | 53(53.54) | 0.162 | |
Poor | 27(52.94) | 24(47.06) | Â | 5(23.81) | 16(76.19) | Â | |
Good | 74(64.91) | 40(35.09) | Â | 26(43.33) | 34(56.67) | Â | |
Hukou | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Agricultural | 177(58.42) | 126(41.58) | 0.983 | 57(54.81) | 47(45.19) | < 0.001 | |
Non-agricultural | 17(58.62) | 12(41.38) | Â | 20(26.32) | 56(73.68) | Â | |
Geographic region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
East | 82(58.57) | 58(41.43) | 0.932 | 34(34.34) | 65(65.66) | 0.039 | |
Central | 35(60.34) | 23(39.66) | 19(51.35) | 18(48.65) | |||
West | 77(57.46) | 57(42.54) | 24(54.55) | 20(45.45) | |||
People-related factor (needs-based factors) | |||||||
Self-rated health status | |||||||
Poor | 87(49.71) | 88(50.29) | 0.002 | 32(35.56) | 58(64.44) | 0.098 | |
Fair | 26(61.90) | 16(38.10) | Â | 13(43.33) | 17(56.67) | Â | |
good | 81(70.43) | 34(29.57) | Â | 32(53.33) | 28(46.67) | Â | |
Chronic disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
No | 140(63.64) | 80(36.36) | 0.007 | 54(47.79) | 59(52.21) | 0.078 | |
Yes | 54(48.21) | 58(51.79) | Â | 23(34.33) | 44(65.67) | Â | |
Having received inpatient care in the past year | |||||||
No | 159(68.53) | 73(31.47) | 0.000 | 65(54.17) | 55(45.83) | < 0.001 | |
Yes | 35(35.00) | 65(65.00) | Â | 12(20.00) | 48(80.00) | Â | |
Number of items in the ADL disability | 2.77(1.88) | 3.18(1.92) | 0.058 | 2.85(1.95) | 3.39(2.05) | 0.076 | |
CES-D-8c | 8.14 (4.36) | 9.39(4.93) | 0.018 | 7.45(5.00) | 6.98(4.77) | 0.519 | |
Cognitive function | 2.08(1.19) | 2.02(1.26) | 0.628 | 2.06(1.21) | 2.13(1.18) | 0.695 | |
Care context-related factor | |||||||
Receiving family caregiving when ill | |||||||
No | 71(80.68) | 17(19.32) | < 0.001 | 28(66.67) | 14(33.33) | < 0.001 | |
Yes | 123(50.41) | 121(49.59) | Â | 49(35.51) | 89(64.49) | Â | |
Receiving caregiving from child in daily routines | |||||||
No | 139(63.76) | 79(36.24) | 0.006 | 52(44.44) | 65(55.56) | 0.538 | |
Yes | 55(48.25) | 59(51.75) | Â | 25(39.68) | 38(60.32) | Â | |
Receiving financial support from their children | |||||||
No | 127(64.14) | 71(35.86) | 0.010 | 43(39.45) | 66(60.55) | 0.263 | |
Yes | 67(50.00) | 67(50.00) | Â | 34(47.89) | 37(52.11) | Â | |
Linkage-related factors | |||||||
The number of close children | |||||||
0 | 105(66.46) | 53(33.54) | 0.005 | 33(43.42) | 43(56.58) | 0.881 | |
≥ 1 person | 89(51.15) | 85(48.85) |  | 44(42.31) | 60(57.69) |  | |
Having dinner with family members every week | |||||||
No | 24(60.00) | 16(40.00) | 0.830 | 8(47.06) | 9(52.94) | 0.708 | |
Yes | 170(58.22) | 122(41.78) | Â | 69 (42.33) | 94(57.67) | Â | |